Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Well. Turns out I was right about the CG pop & lock.
Superbowl featured an Olympus commercial that has our darling effect in it.
Thursday, February 10, 2005
And now, it appears that the newest special effect to be abused by ad campaigns and music videos everywhere is CG breakdancing. More accurately, the Pop and Lock style of breakdancing.
I point you a Golf GTI ad. A citroen ad. And a music video.
It’s interesting to note that the Citroen Transformer is [...]
The snow fell, large flakes hypnotic in their descent as they coated the trees. It wasn’t a mere dusting, because the trees were beautiful. I had no doubt that marketing sent out photographers to get pictures for our promotional brochures.
I left my office behind me as I walked. It was too hot [...]
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
They’ve done it. They have unleashed AMAZON PRIME.
Which isn’t really anything, other than a way for Amazon to “announce something” and still seem like innovators. Here’s the deal: For a $79 annual fee, you get “free, unlimited” two day shipping. Which of course doesn’t mean anything. If you read the [...]
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
I’ve finally decided on a rice cooker.
In the end, “Rice Princess” gave way to the “Rice of Tomorrow, Here Today!”
Yes, I know that I am paving the way for our robot overlords. But the alternative?
Eating rice from a teflon compromised cooker.
That and cross referencing the star charts with the tidal [...]